The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-01
THE VALE OF VApoRS,
Leaves from the Note Book of Re-
porter at Hot Springs.

Correspondence of the Appeal
HoT SrRINGs, Ark, Nov. 2s.-The mitinl
steps toward the complete suppression of
drumming for hotels, clearinghouse and
physicians here has been taken. In the good
name and prosperity Of the city, Mayor Kim
bell has issued a circular, approved by the
superintendent Of the Hot Springs railroad,
warning them IN beware OF all persons APP
preaching them on the trains as drummcrs
or solicitors for boarding.houses, hotels or
doctors The circular will be distributed ON
the trains of the 81. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern and the Hot Springs railroads, and
II is designed 10 fall in the hands OF every
visitor. The following specimen "bricl'
will serve to show the tenor Of the warning:
"lhe practice of volunteering TO check your
baggage or furnish YOU FREQ transportation
from the depot 10 some hotel or boarding.
house, or to carry your baggage from one
train 10 the other, il simply 10 allure or
guide you to some such place or physician
Tor division Of whatever amount you can
be induced 10 pay, and for this purpose they
will endcavor 10 deceive you by false state
mcntS as 10 the character of their hotels
which are drumming establishments, or by
informing You that any physician to whom
you may have been directed or recommended
is dead, absent or an cNtortiOncr or incom-
petOnt 90 practice medicine. These are the
practices Of a number of these men, whose
only business Is 10 make daily trips 20 Nal
vcrn, Little Rock and other points to meet
you before YOU arrive to practice their ne
tariOus schemes
A large number Of prominent bascballist
have arrived here, among them being Man
agCr John Kelly, Of the Louisville club.
MANI LEADING gnprfiur man urp gai.urui mo
at the springs, and the one general surprise
among them is that no arrangements have
ever been made 10 make Of this place what
IL is cminontly fitted for, l. G., resort for
turimcn and horses during the winter IL Is
NOT ut all improbable that an effort will soon
DC made 90 inaugunte series of winter
meetings here after the adequate accommo'
datiOns are provided.
The United States Army and Navy hos
pital has proven Ia be far short Of the glitter
| ing success IL was intended to be, and IL /,
only about onc-third full IL would not b,
surprising II Congress converted the instilu
ton into resort for disabled volunteer sol
diers In line with the other magnificent sol
dicrS' homes throughout the country.
President S. w. Fordycc, Of the st. Louis
| Arkansas a Texas railway, Is here for few
weeks Of rcclperation. lie contemplatcs 10
| summing his residence In Hot Springs ncNI
season. Col. Fordyce has q large personal
| following throughout the State and his nam,
has been prominently mentioned in conncc
ton with the United States scnator,hip.
The solution Of the liquor problem In thi
city remains quito a. much OF dilemma n
ever, but the prohibiiionlsts are actively en-
gagged IN picturesque attempt 70 explain th
wherefore 81 the why. Out Of the chaoti
\ condemnation Of discussion tie one intgu
csting fact that eau be CLEANED Is that fifty
three parties have received government u
cense 90 sell liquors, whereas but twenty
seven licenses were issued before the adyen
| OF prDhibition.